Members JAMC Posted May 9, 2020 Members Report Posted May 9, 2020 If I see an almost white strip underneath the colored face of my leather when I bevel the edge, does that mean it's poor quality? Is it an specific leather kind? Thank you!! Quote
Members zuludog Posted May 9, 2020 Members Report Posted May 9, 2020 The white strip is perfectly normal. Leather is usually only dyed/coloured on its top surface, the grain side. When you bevel the edge of the leather you are removing a very narrow strip of that top surface to reveal the inner, undyed part of the leather. You can reduce this effect by changing the angle of your edge beveler, or using a smaller one, but you can't usually prevent it altogether, otherwise you're not beveling the edge! Search YouTube for 'edge beveling leather ' and almost any leatherwork project and you'll see this. That is why it is usual to burnish & coat/paint/colour the edge of the leather after you've bevelled it. Again, Search YT for finishing/burnishingeather edges Sometimes you may wish to leave the leather in it's natural colour using plain, undyed veg tan . Then you bevel & burnish but use a very pale or colourless edge coat like beeswax, gum tragacanth, or Tokonole Quote
Members JAMC Posted May 9, 2020 Author Members Report Posted May 9, 2020 6 hours ago, zuludog said: The white strip is perfectly normal. Leather is usually only dyed/coloured on its top surface, the grain side. When you bevel the edge of the leather you are removing a very narrow strip of that top surface to reveal the inner, undyed part of the leather. You can reduce this effect by changing the angle of your edge beveler, or using a smaller one, but you can't usually prevent it altogether, otherwise you're not beveling the edge! Search YouTube for 'edge beveling leather ' and almost any leatherwork project and you'll see this. That is why it is usual to burnish & coat/paint/colour the edge of the leather after you've bevelled it. Again, Search YT for finishing/burnishingeather edges Sometimes you may wish to leave the leather in it's natural colour using plain, undyed veg tan . Then you bevel & burnish but use a very pale or colourless edge coat like beeswax, gum tragacanth, or Tokonole Thank you so much! Quote
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